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C'era vento, c'era fuoco e c'era l'eccezionale registro acuto di Goodrem, che hanno dato vita a una proposta sorprendentemente sicura di sé da parte dell'Australia. 'Cantata da un robot d'argento del 1984!': gli 11 tormentoni più grandi di Eurovision 2026. Posizionata davanti a una scintillante luna crescente e adornata con oltre 7.000 cristalli Swarovski, Delta Goodrem, la candidata dell'Australia per l'Eurovision 2026, ha offerto una performance potente nel 70° anniversario del concorso canoro globale, diventando il primo atto australiano a qualificarsi per la finale generale dal 2023. Entrata in gara come favorita anticipata, subito dopo i pesi massimi di Eurovision, Danimarca e Finlandia, Goodrem ha presentato un'esecuzione impeccabile della sua power-ballad, Eclipse. Il brano è impressionante, sebbene un po' formulaico; considerando che, tra i 35 paesi in competizione, 15 sono rappresentati da soliste femminili, Goodrem doveva trovare un modo per distinguersi in un campo affollato. Continua a leggere...

Bloc’s leaders to hold first summit with Armenia on Tuesday at it ramps up efforts to combat Kremlin’s influenceThe EU is sending a team of experts specialised in combating Russian propaganda and interference to Armenia, as it increases its support to the former Soviet republic in a tense political period.In a highly symbolic sequence of events, EU leaders will hold their first summit with Armenia on Tuesday, after a pan-European gathering of about 45 leaders at the European Political Community summit in Yerevan. Continue reading...

Unclear whether Iran will take part in talks as US president repeats threat to destroy Iranian infrastructureMiddle East crisis – live updatesDonald Trump’s representatives will return to Pakistan on Monday for another possible round of talks aimed at ending the US-Israeli war in Iran, as the US president repeated his threats to Iranian infrastructure unless Iran agrees to a deal.The return of a US delegation to Islamabad, led by vice-president JD Vance, along with Trump’s special envoy, Steve Witkoff, and his son-in-law, Jared Kushner, comes after Iran on Saturday reimposed tight restrictions on the transit of commercial shipping in the strait of Hormuz, reversing an agreement made hours before to reopen the strategic waterway, over the US’s refusal to lift its naval blockade. Continue reading...

• President Trump stated US objectives in the Iran conflict are nearly achieved yet simultaneously threatened even more intense strikes in the weeks ahead, creating confusion about American strategy. • With no declared exit strategy and rising fears of Iranian retaliation, analysts question whether the military campaign is winding down or entering a more dangerous phase. • UK-led talks planned for next week in London will include plans for possible military actions to clear the Strait of Hormuz, with the US not involved in these negotiations.

John Healey says extra deployment is response to ‘expanding threat’ from IranMiddle East crisis – live updatesUK politics live – latest updatesThe UK is sending more military support to the Gulf taking the total deployment to 1,000 troops, amid more jibes from Donald Trump about Britain’s refusal to get involved in offensive operations against Iran.Speaking from Qatar where he met UK troops, the defence secretary, John Healey, said the extra deployment was in response to an “expanding threat” from Iran. Continue reading...

Étienne Davignon is charged with participation in war crimes in relation to killing of then PM Patrice LumumbaA former Belgian diplomat , 93, should stand trial over alleged complicity in the 1961 murder of Patrice Lumumba, the first prime minister of what was then the newly independent Congolese state, a Brussels court has ruled.Étienne Davignon, the only person still alive among 10 Belgians the Lumumba family accuses of involvement in the killing, is charged with participation in war crimes. Continue reading...